Fu Cui turned around and said with a grin, "There are skilled ventriloquists around the prince, so I just followed along and learned a bit. It's just that they don't know the princess well, and they were put on the spot by us for a long time and were put on a show of force, otherwise they might not have been so easy to fool."
Danzhu said, "We're going to Chuyun Temple tomorrow. We need to find a way to get them away first, or things might go wrong."
“I have a way.” Fu Cui smiled and gestured for her to come closer.
Danzhu leaned closer, and Fucui whispered the plan to her. Danzhu was surprised for a moment, then suppressed a laugh and said, "You're much more cunning than I am."
*
The next morning, before dawn, Danzhu went to the servants' quarters and woke up the four of them.
She asked urgently, "The princess suddenly wants to eat Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, a dish made by the imperial chefs. Do any of you maids know how to make it?"
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is a signature dish, and the imperial chefs in the palace prepare it with even greater care. These four nannies were trained in the palace, and besides treating pregnant women, their culinary skills were naturally excellent as well.
One of them said, "We can, but this stuff is too nourishing. The princess is pregnant, so it might not be good for her to eat too much."
Danzhu responded smoothly: "Everyone says that, but the princess has become picky about food since she became pregnant. If she can't get what she wants to eat, she might throw a tantrum, which is not good for the baby. Just do your job, nanny. The princess has a small appetite and can't eat that much, so it shouldn't be a problem."
Since she had said that, the old woman who had spoken had no choice but to get up: "Then please wait a moment, young lady, I will get up and go prepare the ingredients."
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall requires many delicate ingredients and careful attention to the cooking time, so she asked someone else to help.
Danzhu looked at the other two people and flattered them, saying, "You all are indeed from the palace, and you even know how to cook such exquisite dishes. This has saved me a lot of trouble."
The four quickly replied, "It is our duty to serve the Princess."
Danzhu said, "The Princess originally had four first-class personal maids, but two of them have reached the age where they are about to be married off. So the Princess asked me to select two clever young maids to train. But now that the Princess is pregnant, the young maids are clumsy and I'm worried that they won't be able to serve the Princess well if I train them properly. Could you two nannies perhaps give me your opinions?"
Since she had already spoken, the two of them naturally wouldn't refuse.
Moreover, these are the people who will be placed next to Princess Qin in the future. They are helping her take care of herself now, and in the future, they will be able to get close to her and serve her in the inner room.
Thinking this, the two nannies agreed and followed Danzhu.
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